Thursday, October 11, 2007

...And THEN, There Was A Band Called "A Flock Of SEAGULLS"

This is wild...Paul Mounts just emailed this over. Back in the mid-1980's we worked together at a studio, The Storyboard Studio. Wow, look at that tennis sweater I'm wearing. During the day I was always trying to score preppy chicks...at night I'd stalk artbabes. Neither would have anything much to do with me. How you like me now, ladies? Lenin DelSol, Doug Heinlein, and the not-dead JJ Stadaema are in this photo.Paul Mounts has crouched down behind me. Roy Hunt is kicking him. There was loads of kicking in those days. We worked really fucking hard 6-7 days a week. We were princes on North Michigan Avenue. Strange that Paul would send this to me this week...whenever I'm stressing (as I am now), these are the people and the location in time and geography that make up my dreams.Weird.

HAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!! This is awesome!! This is what it's all about, I hope we can all have memories like these. I remember when we first met you Tony at Marwen you had a similar doo, but you had the artbabemagnet style going full force. Sweeeeet post!

It still freaks me out that I coulda been working with all you guys back in the day. If only John Ortman was just willing to pay me! He gave me the "you're good, but you'll have to work for a couple of months for free until you learn the house style" line. LOL. Needless to say I passed on his generous offer. But in hindsight, meeting all you guys several years later I wish i could have had the opportunity to work with all of you.

Unreal. Tony, The esteemed J. Ortman was the first guy who interviewed me when I was considering moving to Chicago in early '84...I just barely (sic) missed being part of your '80's backdrop. Thank G-hod, 'cause I've heard some Ortman stories...

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I man a small, yet prepared outpost in Battle Zone Eighteen, Oscar Six Sector. My rank is Group Sub-Baron of the 8th Combat Squadron, 888 Flotilla attached to Air Wing PULSARE, the "TROUBLING 8's".
I spend my free time drawing for DC/Vertigo.